San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-10-22
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.
gDeLesseps' brother is dead.

Inc Denmark rlgsdag Ia prorogued.
Two Jesuit priests shot by Musselmen
herdsmen near Soutari.
The slaughter OF wild birds is pro-
hibited at Simla, India.
Constantinople prohibits the sale OF
liquors by all foreigners.
/ Russia increases her land tax in %
provinces.
The railroad from Marble Falls to Bur-
net will develop fine mineral region.
Theodore Dyer stsbs a preacher at
Magnolia, Ark.
Grover spent half an hour in North
Carolina.
Three Grand Rapids, Mich, jewelry
crooks nabbed at Pittsburg.
Seven iron mines in Michigan attached
| for wages by miners.
Wesley Alexander shoots Silas Wat
son at Houston and kills him.
Chief Engineer Arthur Is exhonerated
from charges preferred.
Brownsville reports another heavy
rain; three inches.
Hsnlan has boil on bis wrist and the
match with Beach 10 postponed.
Bowie lumber company, Texarkana,
iOeos SfViOVO W hiC'
Chief Justice Wallbridge, OF Manito-
ba, Is dead; aged 20.
Garland--and Bsyard both deny that
there is any trouble with them.
O'Brien's appeal will be heard at
Mitohellstown, Oct. 81.
The anti-horse thief association, of
Missouri, is In session.
China applies to Germany for army
officers to instruct her troops.
The Tortellita silver mine, OF Arizona,
S5O,O00,OC0 stock, is a first-clsss fraud.
Laredo experiences norther which
makes fires and Oyercoats a necessity to
comfort.
Conservative member Of parliament
for DeptfOrd, resigns; cannot supper
the Irish policy.
Seguin Alliance Ia In session; will 10
cate cotton yards for that and COmal
county.
A woman goes for her sick father-in-
law with revolver at San Francisco,
but failed to hit.
The argument as to legal holding of
Mormon church property is continued at
Salt Lake.
The Memphis waterways convention
takes strong ground In favor OF river and
hsrbor appropriations.
Detroit wins the majority Of the
worlds champion base ball games and
st. Louis takes back seat.
Persons sleeping in the open air at
Carlshrue. Germany, frOze to death; cold
is unpre cedented.
Thirty-fve persons were drowned in
the wreck of the steamer CheyiOt, in
Australian waters.
The Norwegian bark Bravo. rescues
AZ from the wrecked American schooner
Clark.
Sir Michael Hicks Beach has so far re-
covered as to safely enter into political
life.
There is marked Improvement in pri-
ces over last weeks quotations. Wheat
is 2! cents higher.
Jerusalem excavations reveal the old
wall and the gates through which Jesus
passed to cruoiliction.
Bartly Campbell is rapidly recovering
his strength and will soon leave the asy-
lum.
G. j. Booth, OF Gonzales, shoots City
Marshal Fly in a dispute over some ac-
counts.
The yellow fever returns from Tampa
are discouraging. Twelve new cases re-
ported yesterday.
Carlisle does not favor the repeal OF
the tobacco tax, but objects TO the sys-
tenn Of licensing dealers.
Foreman McCalleck, of the IDterna-
tionsl track laying gang, Mexico, found
dead with bullet hole in his brain, and
a pistol in his hand.
GALVESTON proposes to wash all Tex
as. She organizes q 100000 soap fac
tory.
The evening papers at the east are
dlsplaoing the morning editions. The
New York Herald issued 1ll,O00 copies
for send off of its evening venture and
they were all exhausted.
The supreme court wants to see
Prior's briefs in the anarchist cases be-
fore deciding on issuing writ Of error.
The cases will very probably come up
on Monday and be passed upon.
The fearful storm Of Wednesday night
almost submerged the whole lower Sec
ton of New Orleans and did inoslOulable
damage to the esplanade, the shell road,
railway tracks and entertainments.
The Bourbon democracy, OF the Gal
weston News stripe, do not favor gov
eminent telegraph lines. All the same
the government lines are coming. 1t is
inevitable destiny. Even Uncle Sans
cabinet is almost ready for the expert